Review: Knappogue Castle 12 Years Old (2017)
Review: Knappogue Castle 12 Years Old (2017)
This is our third go-round with Knappogue Castle’s entry-level bottling, a 12 year old Irish single malt. (See also 2010 and 2014 reviews.) The labeling has changed since our last encounter — but judging from our review, not much appears to be different inside the bottle since ’14.
Some fresh thoughts follow.
Knappogue Castle 12 Years Old (2017) Review
Quite malty on the nose, the cereal notes settle down to reveal some dusky cloves along with notes of baked apples, giving it a lively dessert-like character. The palate remains on the youthful side, but the spice is more up front here, with notes of orange peel, coriander, and more cloves leading toward a bolder mid-palate that hints at coconut and pineapple. The finish remains grain-focused, but not overwhelmingly so, with enough sweetness to temper would could otherwise be rather bready.
80 proof.
B / $42 [BUY IT NOW FROM FROOTBAT]
Knappogue Castle 12 Years Old (2017)
USD42
